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The Bulls and Bears in the Market
1879
1971.104
Oil on linen
Artist/Maker: William Holbrook Beard

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Cup plate

Cup plate
Object name 
Cup plate
Date 
ca. 1836
Related People 
Artist/Maker: Union Flint Glass Works
Medium 
Glass
Dimensions 
Overall: 1/2 x 3 5/8 in. ( 1.3 x 9.2 cm )
Description 
Colorless lead glass cup plate; octagonal form with scalloped edge; in center of well, small side-wheel steamer with single smokestack (and smoke) and flag flying from left side, on wavy sea; inscription around edge of well; in interior well, eight geometric patterns composed of tiny lozenges; acanthus leaf and egg pattern near edge of plate (Lee-Rose 614).
Object Number 
INV.14397a
Marks 
pressed: around well: "UNION GLASS WORKS * PITTSBURGH * ... * 1836" pressed: on interior rim: "1"; "2"; "3"; "4"; "5"; "6"; "7"; "8"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.